SYDNEY, Oct. 22 (Xinhua) -- A man has been hospitalized in serious condition after he was shot by police in southwest Sydney on Thursday.
A police statement said that officers were called to reports of a man making threats during a domestic incident at a home in Glen Alpine, 45 km southwest of central Sydney, shortly before 12:30 p.m. on Thursday and arrived to find him allegedly armed with a pistol.
The man, aged 21, was subsequently shot during a confrontation with police.
Officers immediately rendered first aid until the arrival of paramedics, who took the man to hospital in serious condition.
No other injuries were reported.
Police established a crime scene and commenced an investigation, which will be reviewed and overseen by internal integrity bodies. ■
